PPT2002: Only the First Slide in the Slide Range Is Exported When You Export a SlideRange Object (285504)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002

This article was previously published under Q285504

SYMPTOMS

When you use a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro in Microsoft PowerPoint to export a range of slides to a new presentation by using the Export method, the new presentation may contain only the first slide in the slide range.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the Slides.Range.Export method, as defined for the Slides.Range object, exports only the first slide in the range. This is because the Slides.Range.Export method is the same method defined for the Slide object, which exports only the currently selected slide in the format that you want.

WORKAROUND

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Sub exportPres()
   Dim rngSld As SlideRange
   Dim oPres As Presentation
   Dim i As Long
   Dim lStart As Long
   Dim lEnd As Long
   
   '
   ' Set the starting values for the export.
   '
   lStart = 2
   lEnd = 5
   '
   ' Assign the slide range to the entire slide range
   ' collection of the presentation.
   '
   Set rngSld = ActivePresentation.Slides.Range
   '
   ' Add a new presentation to PowerPoint.
   '
   Set oPres = Presentations.Add
   '
   ' From the starting slide index to the last slide
   ' index position, loop copying slides from old to
   ' the new presentation.
   '
   For i = lStart To lEnd
      rngSld(i).Copy
      oPres.Slides.Paste
   Next i
End Sub
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB285504